Panchang for Chennai
Friday, 29 December 2023 · Shukravar (Friday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Chennai on Friday, 29 December 2023: Krishna Dwitiya tithi, Pushya nakshatra, Margashirsha maas, Vikram Samvat 2079 (Rakshasa). Sunrise 6:30 AM, sunset 5:52 PM. Rahu Kaal 10:46 AM–12:11 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
DwitiyaKrishna
until 8:00 AM
Nakshatra
Pushyapada 1
until 3:10 AM
Yoga
Vaidhriti
until 2:29 AM
Karana
Gara
until 8:00 AM
Vara
Shukravar(Friday)
Sunrise
6:30 AM
Sunset
5:52 PM
Moonrise
7:59 PM
Moonset
9:06 AM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal10:46 AM–12:11 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal3:02 PM–4:27 PM
- Gulika Kaal7:56 AM–9:21 AM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:49 AM – 12:34 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:49 AM – 5:40 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:15 AM – 6:30 AM
Vijaya
2:05 PM – 2:50 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
5:52 PM – 7:08 PM
Nishita
11:46 PM – 12:37 AM
Bhadra · avoid
8:49 PM – 6:30 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
8:13 PM – 9:57 PM
Varjyam · avoid
9:47 AM – 11:31 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
8:47 AM – 9:32 AM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Vrishabha, Karka, Kanya, Tula, Makara, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:30 AM–3:10 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
3:10 AM–6:30 AM: Ashwini, Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada
Hora (Planetary Hours)
Each hora is ruled by a planet — saffron = auspicious, gray = avoid. The first hora begins at sunrise, ruled by the weekday lord.
day horas
| 6:30 AM–7:27 AM | Venus |
| 7:27 AM–8:24 AM | Mercury |
| 8:24 AM–9:21 AM | Moon |
| 9:21 AM–10:18 AM | Saturn |
| 10:18 AM–11:14 AM | Jupiter |
| 11:14 AM–12:11 PM | Mars |
| 12:11 PM–1:08 PM | Sun |
| 1:08 PM–2:05 PM | Venus |
| 2:05 PM–3:02 PM | Mercury |
| 3:02 PM–3:58 PM | Moon |
| 3:58 PM–4:55 PM | Saturn |
| 4:55 PM–5:52 PM | Jupiter |
night horas
| 5:52 PM–6:55 PM | Mars |
| 6:55 PM–7:59 PM | Sun |
| 7:59 PM–9:02 PM | Venus |
| 9:02 PM–10:05 PM | Mercury |
| 10:05 PM–11:08 PM | Moon |
| 11:08 PM–12:11 AM | Saturn |
| 12:11 AM–1:15 AM | Jupiter |
| 1:15 AM–2:18 AM | Mars |
| 2:18 AM–3:21 AM | Sun |
| 3:21 AM–4:24 AM | Venus |
| 4:24 AM–5:28 AM | Mercury |
| 5:28 AM–6:31 AM | Moon |
More for Chennai: Choghadiya · Rahu Kaal
Computed for Chennai (13.09, 80.28, Asia/Kolkata) at local sunrise using the Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsa, validated against standard Vedic almanacs.